Noida, Dec. 4 -- A 49-year-old man in Noida lost Rs.3.74 lakh on November 28 to a cybercriminal posing as a customer executive from the power department who allegedly siphoned off the money from his wife's account while pretending to process an electricity meter request.

Police said the victim was a resident of a high-rise in Sector 105.

In the FIR, the victim, an astrologer, said: "On November 25, I received a call from an unidentified number and the caller introduced himself as the customer executive from the power department for the meter installation process. As I had already applied for the installation of a meter in my home, I believed him and held the conversation. The caller asked me to download an App, and I paid Rs.13 after su...